The University of Houston on Friday, June 13, 2014, in Sugar Land. ( J. Patric Schneider / For the Chronicle )

The University of Houston on Friday, June 13, 2014, in Sugar Land....

It's no secret Sugar Land is booming. Its attracted big-box retailers, oil field services and major tech companies like Texas Instruments. It boasts three hospitals and even its own professional baseball team, the Skeeters.

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